Opposed contact comparator, multiple selective anvil type



E. S. RINALDY OPPOSED CONTACT C0 March 7, 1950 2,499,418

MPARATOR, MULTIPLE SELECTIVE ANVIL TYPE Filecl Aug. 6, 1943 I5 Sheets-Sheet 1 E DWAR D 5-R|NA| DY,

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OPPOSED CONTACT COMPARATOR, MULTIPLE SELECTIVE ANVIL TYPE '3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fil'ed Aug. 6, 1945 EDWARD-ELRINALDY,

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OFPOSED CONTACT COMPARATOR, MULTIPLE SELECTIVE ANVIL TYPE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Aug. 6, 1943 grwa/wh b EDWARD ELRmALDY,

Patented Mar. 7, 1950 umrcc STATES OFFICE O DGON AG C MRARATQRM PLE SELECTIVE ANVIL. TYPE Edward S. 'Rinaldyj-Ghestei, N. Application Augustgli, i943, Serial-No. 4916 11 "z'o'laiins. (Chas- MS) {Granted under the act of March e, 1883;, as

amended Apriilfll), 1928.; 370-0. G. 7 57-) The invention described herein maybe manufactured and used by or for the-Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.

This invention relatesto a comparator having particular application in the testing and gauging of components in relationship to a master or pro-determined sized model. In the present practice of gauging corr'iponentsagainst a pre-determined master model of the said com"- ponent, each of the components-is gauged individually by means of a micrometer or like instrument. In cases where there are thousands of components each of which may have -inu1tip1e calibrations" or comparisons to be made thereon, it is obvious that the multiple steps required to check each of the calibrations will entail a considerable length of time'and'of effort.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a device by means of which, components having multiple gauge dimensions can be calibratedin rapidsuccessive stagesin a-single compact testing device.

Another object of the inventionis-to provide a dialmechanism of-simple design and construction adapted for use in indicating deviations in component parts.

The invention can bestbeeun'derstood.from'the following description to be read in view of the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View, partly in side elevation, taken substantially along a :plane as indicated by line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan :view-of a'portion of the apparatus.

Figure 4is a sectional View, partly in ele-vatio-n, on an enlarged scale, taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 4---4 ofFig. 2.

Figure 5 is asectional view on the line-5 5 of Fig. 4.

Figure 6 isa front elevational view of a modified form of the invention; and

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the instrument shown at Fig. 6. I

Referring to the drawings, l-ide'ntifiesthebase of the instrument. -A-p0st 2 is attachedto the base as by a threaded connection 21). This post is formed with a longitudinally-extending rack 2a. An indicator supporting arm 3, is formed at one end as a split sleeve surrounding post 2 and adapted to be clamped in adjusted position therealong by a clamping screw 4. The arm may be adjusted along post 2 by a pinion fixed upon a 2 shaft journaled in arm 3, whichshaftalso car riesla knob: 3a. "The pinion is in mesh with rack A frame or casing 5 is fixed to the outer end. of arm 3' and carries anindicator means. This indicator means includes a resilient blade or pointer :6 having one end bent as shown and clamped in a block :8, ad-justably secured as by means of slot 812 and screw- Bate the rear wall oi casing 5. The pointer"6 has a resiliency-urging its freeend to the l eft, as viewed in Fig. 4 whereby it. abuts at a point closely adjacent its connection with block fl with-the free end of an actuating lever or arm I. This arm is mounted upon one end'cf a spring-arm 1011-, said end being clamped by screws 1 0b between upper and lower sections-of a block 10- and having its other end clamped by screws 9a between upper and lower sections of a block 9, one of said sections such as the upper on'e, being rigidly attached to casing f5fiby means not shown.

' The upper and lower sections of block I!) may be integral with arm I and an armor lever t3, respectively. This lever has a work contact 1 on itsenmsuch-asroller [4. A screw H is threaded into a block -fix'edto casing 5 arid abuts the'lo wer section of block :I D to thereby adjustably limit the counterclockwise moven'centof arm I and pointer-i6. When a force is applied to roller M,

lever ttandarm J pivot asa um't because of the resiliency of spring arm 10d, whereby the free end of arm 1 moves pointer 6 clockwise to give amaccurate and highly 'magnifiedindication over scale 12, of the movement of roller I4, al-las will tie-clear from an inspection of:Fig-. 4. From Figs. 11 and 3, it will be noted that-each block 18 is split longitudinally :of its'upper portion, that'is, the portion above its :slot. receiving nut l9. clamping screw 22 operates to draw the two halves togetherito'loek the anvil H in its posi =ti'ori=cr-.-vertica1 adjustment.

4 The operation of the instruments briefly described as follows: The master model of the com pe cent-tabe-=testec is placed upon one of the 'anvil's', and the-anvil iselevated, by adjustment oi thenut I 9, to a position where the component is in contact v'vith 'the' roller 14.

' The nut is adjusted until thepoihter s indicates any desired-indication on scale 1 such-fies were. rheturntabie an s then rotated'to bring contacts is similarly adjusted for other dimensions of an object to be gaged.

In Figs. 6 and 7 there is shown a modification of the turntable arrangement of Figs. 1 to 3. In this modification, the indicator per se and it mounting upon the post, are identical with those shown upon Figs. 1 to 5, and parts are identified by the same reference numerals, primed, as have been used to identify corresponde ing parts in Figs. 1 to 5. Hence detailed description is deemed unnecessary. Post 2 is fixed within a socket 26, in turn secured to a base 21. An abutment support 28 is fixed to base 21 and has an integral split sleeve 32 defining a normally horizontal axis. A screw 29 is adapted to draw the two sides of the split together to clamp in adjusted rotated position, a tubular shaft 30 having an adjusting disk 3| fixed on its inner end projecting from sleeve 32. As clearly shown at Fig. 6, the inner cylindrical surface of shaft 30, is eccentric of its outer surface. A shaft 33 has a snug fit within shaft 30 and an anvil or abutment disk 24 is fixed on a forwardly-projecting end of shaft 33.

As shown, disk 24 is provided with Vnotches 25 of varying apex distances from the axis of shaft 33. A fiat abutment 34 is also provided. The notches afford means for gaging various diameters of objects in the same manner that dimensions are determined in the species of Figs. 1-3. In using the device in the position shown at Fig. 6, for example, a circular gage block of the desired dimension is positioned in the uppermost notch to engage roller l4. Thereupon, disk 3| is turned to adjust disk 24 toward or from casing 5 until pointer 6' is at the desired indication on scale I 2'. Screw 29 is then turned down to clamp sleeve 30. The distance of the apex of each notch from the axis of shaft 33 may be varied to suit the various dimensions to be gaged so that it is necessary merely to turn disk -24 to bring the several notches into gaging position to complete a series of measurements.

It is preferred in the operation of the device that the indicating needle reading be set at a minus tolerance, and this is accomplished in the species of Figs. 1-3 by adjustment with the screw II. The components to be tested are thereafter placed upon the anvil, and the component is gently pushed beneath the roller l4. Any deviation in tolerance or size of the component will move the roller 14 to position pointer 6 on scale 12 or l2 in a different location from its initially calibrated position.

' In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the distance from the roller M to its point of support is .250 inch and the distance from the said point of support along the arm I is 2.50 inches,

the travel is therefore multiplied ten times. This anvils upon any one turn-table, and the anvils will be attached to the turn-table at the most advantageous position for use.

The gage per se, as disclosed in present Figures 4 and 5, is claimed in my divisional application,

Serial Number 129,994, filed November 29, 1949.

I claim:

5 1. A gage of the opposed contact type comprising a base, a post fixed in said base, a turntable journaled on said post for rotation about said post as an axis, an arm vertically adjustable on said post and adapted to be clamped thereto,

a contact gage fixed on said arm and having a work contact radially offset from said axis, a

plurality of work anvils, means mounting each anvil on said turntable in circumferentially spaced relation about said axis each at the same radius from the axis of the post as the work contact of said gage and for individual adjustment parallel to said axis, each said anvil being consecutively movable by rotation of said turntable into cooperative juxtaposed relation with said work contact.

2. A testing apparatus comprising a base, a standard secured thereto, and extending upwardly from the base, a bracket projecting outwardly from the standard, a visual indicator supported by the bracket and including a housing provided with a disk face containing graduations, a needle mounted in said housing and having a free end disposed for movement in front of the face, a lever mounted in the housing and having one end projecting therefrom, the opposite end of the lever bearing against the needle, a work engaging member mounted on the apparatus adjacent the outwardly projecting end of the lever and between which and said outwardly ,35 extending end of the lever a piece of work to be gauged is positioned for moving said lever relatively to the housing to actuate the indicating needle, said work engaging member comprising a turntable rotatably mounted on the standard and disposed in a plane substantially at a right angle to the plane of said lever, a plurality of anvil members projecting upwardly from said turntable, said anvil members being circumferentially spaced from each other.

EDWARD S. RINALDY.

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